NOTE: This walkthrough is based�
on the Japanese Sapphire version of the game. All of the new Pok�mon
names are in Japanese. There might be some differences if you played the ruby
version.
Mishiro Town
This is the start of your adventures. You start out in a truck. It
appears that your family is moving in. There will be Machoke carrying stuff
around, and your mom will tell you to go to your room. Go and take a potion out
of your PC, and look at the clock and set up the time. Now your mother will
allow you to come down. Go out of your house, and just walk around the town.
Enter Prof. Odamaki house, you will find out however that the prof. is not in
his house at the moment. So get out of the town to the route 101.
After walking for a while, you will see Professor Odamaki attacked
by a wild Pochena. He will ask you to choose a ball from his bag to help him.
You will have three Pokeballs to choose from (No prize for guessing that these
are the starters.) These three starters are: Kimori (Grass), Achamo (Fire),
Mizugurou (Water/Ground). Choose which starter you want, and you will fight the
Pochena.
After you have beaten the Pochena, Professor Odamaki will bring
you back to his lab in Mishiro Town. Here he will thank you and let you keep
the Pokemon for saving him. Now it's time to go and head to the next town.
Kotoki Town
Not much to see here. This town is just like Viridian in R/B/Y and
Cherrygrove in G/S/C. As usual, there is a Pokemon Center to heal your Pokemon
and also a Pok�Mart. Buy some Pokeball and left the town to the next route.
Head North, on Rt102 and after walking for a while, you will find
your rival. Be prepared for your first battle. You should have leveled up your
Pokemon during the journey so far. The Pokemon he chose will be a starter
Pokemon that has a type advantages over your Pokemon.
For Example: If you choose Kimori the grass starter your rival
will have an Achamo, the fire starter.
After beating your rival, go back to Kotoki Town and you are now
allowed to buy the items in the shop.
Now, go back to Mishiro Town and talk to Professor Odamaki. He
will give you 5 Pokeballs. After that, go back to Kotoki Town and go out using
the West exit. You will find yourself in another route (103) with a few
trainers along the way. The route will take you to our next town-Touka City.
Touka City
Go to Pokemon Center to heal your Pokemon and stock up on the
potions. Now go to the gym. A trainer will come and bring you outside the town
to show you how to capture Pokemon. After which, the gym leader will said that
you did not have enough experience, and you need 4 badges before you can challenge
him.
Touka Forest
Touka Forest will remind you of Viridian Forest. There are heaps
of Bug Pokemon bugging you here. Soon enough, you'll bump into a researcher who
was attacked by Team Magma/Aqua. This will be your first ever meeting with Team
Magma/Aqua.
Team Magma/Aqua
Pokemon: Pochena
After you beat him, go out of the forest and make your way through
Kanazumi
City. Along the way, you will find a twin. Challenge them to
experience your first 2 vs. 2 battle.
Kanazumi City
Kanazumi City is among one of the biggest city in the game. Heal
your Pokemon and head to the gym. The Gym is awfully similar to Pewter City
Gym.
Kanazumi Gym:
Pokemon:
Geodude� lvl 14
Izupasu lvl 15
This could be hard, especially if you choose Achamo as your
starting Pokemon. However, if you level up enough during your journey here, you
should be able to beat the gym leader and get your first badge.
After you beat the gym leader, make your way to a cave, east of
the city. Here the man earlier who you saved in Touka Forest will tell you that
team
Magma/Aqua were seen in the Cave. In front of the cave's entrance,
you will see an old man that tells you that his Subame was captured by Team
Magma/Aqua. So, go inside and fight the member of Team Magma/Aqua. Once you've
beaten Team Aqua/Magma talk again to the guy in Kanazumi city which inform you
about Team Aqua/Magma. He will take you to a building and give you a Pok�Navi -
A new version of Pok�Gear in which you can see the map.
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/Poke Navigator\
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Here the features of the Poke Navigator
1. Map-Choosing this option will display the map of Houen and your
current location.
2. Pokemon info-This shows info about your Pokemon
3. Trainer-Dex-this shows you all trainer that you have fought
4. Exit
5. Hall of fame- Shows all the Hall of Fame�s in your Pokemon.
(Only appears after you've beaten the league.)
Before continuing any further make sure you get HM01 from
one of the guys in the city. (Location details soon)
After Rescuing Subame, head to Touka Forest and go to the other
side. Here you will find the old man that will take you to the island with the
second gym by boat.
Milo Town
Not much to do there, except that you might want to fight some
trainers in the North. There is a cave up north. Leave this for a while.
Milo Town Gym
This is a fighting Gym. At first it might be hard to see anything,
as everything is dark. However, the light is slowly lit once you beat the
Junior Trainers.
Gym Leader:
Pokemon
Machop lvl 17
Makunosita lvl 18
It should not be hard to beat this Gym Leader. A Flying Pokemon
will be a great help here. So get a Kadabra (If you managed to capture an Abra
from the cave).
Head to the cave Northwest of the Island, and make your way
through until you meet a man. Go out and now you're ready for the next part of
the journey.
Kaina City
Now talk to the old man, and ask him to take you to Kaina City.
You will land on a beach filled with some trainer. Just go north, and you will
end up in Kaina City. Head for a building that resemble a warehouse and talk to
the scientist there. Once you do this, you will be able to enter the Ocean
Museum.
The Ocean Museum is full of Team Magma/Aqua member. Head for the
stairs and
talk to the scientist. Suddenly, two Team Magma/Aqua members will
come and you will fight them. After beating them, heal your Pokemon and head
North. You will find that now team Magma/Aqua is not blocking your way anymore.
So just went straight and turn right. Here you will battle your rival once
again. His/Her starter Pokemon will have evolved by now. So make sure that you
leveled up for this fight.
After you managed to beat your rival, just continue along the path
and you will find yourself in Kinsetsu City.
Kinsetsu City
There is a bike shop here. Talk to the owner, and he will give you
a bike in which you can hop around. Now you will be able to enter the
bicycle-only route. Anyway, head to the gym and you will find someone at the
door. Fight him and he should go away. Now head to the gym, this gym is an
electric gym, so if you have ground/Rock Pokemon it will be a great help here.
Gym leader Pokemon:
Magnemite
Voltorb
Magneton
This should be easy, especially if you have a fire Pokemon in your
team. Use a fire Pokemon to finish off Magnemite and Magneton.
After you have beaten the gym leader, talk to one person in the
town and he
will give you HM06 Rock Smash. With Rock Smash, you can
destroy rocks and you can continue to the North. After walking for sometime you
will arrive at a junction. One to the left and one ahead. As for now, you
cannot choose to go ahead as the sandstorm will be blocking you. So head left
until you saw a hill. Continue further (do not enter the cave yet), and take the
cable car.
Chimney Mountain (Volcano)
Once you stepped out of the cable car, you will see members of
Team Magma and Aqua seems to be having a fight. You cannot go to the town yet,
as team
Aqua/Magma is blocking the way. Head up, and fight the Team Aqua/Magma
members on the way. At the top, you will fight the leader of team Magma and
Aqua. Defeat him, and both team will left the volcano. Now with team Magma and
Aqua gone you should be able to continue further down to the town.
Fuen Town
To get HM04,You must access that misty cave again near Touka City when you have HM06 and break the rocks. Then the boy trainer will give you HM04, strength..
It will be helpful if you have a water Pokemon here, as your next fight will be a Fire Gym. Enter the gym, and you will notice something like a spring in each section. This is just like Sabrina's Gym in R/B/Y and G/S/C. Walking to the hot spring in the gym will teleport you to the other section. Work your way to the gym leader, and defeat it. Now you should be able to use strength outside battle.
Heal your Pokemon and walk eastward. You should end up in the same
spot where you are before you took the cable car. Now enter the cave. You might
want to use strength to take the item in the cave. Find your way to the exit
and just follow the path until you encounter a town. Along the way, you will
passed a snowy areas.
Hajitsuge Town
Not much to do here. Heal your Pokemon, stock up on the potion and
left the town. After passing the bridge, you should find yourself among the
rocky terrain. Find your way through and you should find a cave.
Enter the cave, and you will see team Magma/Aqua talking to a
scientist. The cave is a short one, and you should be able to go out of it very
effortlessly. Now you will find yourself back on the path to Kanazumi city.
As you might have known, with Rock smash you will be able to smash
the rocks that block the cave in which you rescue that seagull. This will lead
to Shidake Town. However, to fight the next gym leader you must head back to
Touka City. (The first city with a gym).
Touka City
Make your way into the gym. Once you stepped into the gym, you
will be able to see two doors, one on the left and one on the right. This is
the basic structure for each room in the gym. Take the right one, and you will
find yourself in another similar room. You need to beat the Junior Trainer
before the doors will show up. You should be able to find the gym leader
easily, and the type that this gym is using is normal type, so Fighting Pokemon
will come handy here.
Once you've beaten the gym leader, you can use surf outside
battle. Now go out of the gym and enter the house on the left. Talk to the man
and he will give you HM02 Surf. Teach your Pokemon surf (if you do not have any
water Pokemon, catch that raccoon Pokemon). Now make your way to Kensetsu City
(The city where you get the bicycle), either passing Kotoki City or Shidake
Town. Once you are in Kensetsu City, exit the city using the East exit. Here
with surf you can cross the water and end up on the other side. Walk further
right and go up when you arrive at a junction.
Walk your way up through the routes until you see a building. Here
you will meet Team Magma/Aqua once again. If you need to heal your Pokemon, go
to the bed in the left side of the building. Fight the Team Magma/Aqua members
on the first floor, and take the stairs. Defeat team Magma/Aqua including their
leader. Now you can go past the bridge, which was earlier blocked by two team
Magma/Aqua members. You'll soon meet your rival once more. Defeat him/her, and
you'll get HM 02 Fly. Now you can fly to the previous town that you've visited.
Hiwamaki City
You will end up in a city soon. However, if you tried to go to the
gym you will find something is blocking you. So, go out of the city to the east
and continue on until you reach a bridge. Here a man will standing in the
center and told you that it was Kecleon, the chameleon Pokemon that is blocking
the way. Upon this, you will fight a lvl 30 Kecleon. Defeat it, and go back to
the town. Now you will be able to enter the gym. The gym specializes in Flying
type, and involve a few puzzle to solve before you'll be able to reach the gym
leader.
Now, make your way out of the town along the path. After walking
for a while, you will see two team Magma/Aqua members rushing down the path.
Anyway, now you can choose to go to Safari Zone, to Minamo City to heal your
Pokemon, or to give the team Magma/Aqua a chase.
Now make your way down the road until you reach a lake. Surf to
the center, and find a place that you can go into.
Enter the place. This is Houen version of Pokemon Tower. Ghost
Pokemon will be floating around, so if you want one, this is a good place to
catch them. Make your way to the top, and you will fight Team Magma/aqua again.
As always, blast them away and talk to the old couple.
Now head back to Kaina City. (City with Ocean Museum). Go to the
pier Northeast of the town. You will find a crowd there. Talk to the TV
presenter and enter the building. You will see the leader of Team Magma/aqua
(You do not fight him this time though), and he will run using a submarine.
Minamo City
After you have done all of the above, now head to Minamo City. Go
to the Dept store in the North of the city. You'll find your rival waiting
there. Defeat Him/Her, and head to the eastern part of the town which is a
coast. Use Surf to the north and you'll see a cave, which is the base of Team
Aqua/Magma. Enter and beat the living daylight of them. Now you'll be able to
surf further to the right. So Surf your way to the next town.
Tokusane City
The 7th gym battle (at last!). Not much to do in the city. Heal
your Pokemon and head for the gym. Here you need to pull down all the four
switch first to be able to reach te gym leader. In my opinion, this is the most
unique and the hardest gym leader battle. Unlike other gym leader fight, you
will fight a 2 on 2 battle. He will use a Sun and a Moon Pokemon. Take out the
weaker of the two first (the sun), and you should be able to win this match.
Now exit the gym, heal your Pokemon and talk to one of the
townsfolk to get HM08 Dive. With this HM, you'll be able to dive underwater in
deeper water (the darker blue color). Now Rune City, the place of the last gym
will be accessible. You can go there if you wish. However, there is nothing you
can do at the moment as the gym is locked.
The Final Showdown against Magma/Aqua
Surf to the South and dive underwater if you see a deeper area of
water. Find a cave with a submarines and submerged back. Now continue surfing
and you'll find yourself in a cave. Be prepared to fight your final showdown
against Team Magma/Aqua. Make sure you bring a Pokemon that knows strength and
Rock Smash, as you will need them to progress further down the cave.
Make your way to the leader. Here you will see a legendary
Pokemon. It's either Kaiorga/Groudon (depends on what version your are
playing). Defeat the leader, and the whole place will shook and the legendary
Pokemon make it's exit. Soon, a leader of the rival group will arrive and
you'll find yourself in the sea. If you are playing Sapphire, the seas will be
stormy due to Kaiorga escape. (I'm not sure about Ruby though)
Rune City
Head to the left part to the town, until you see two people
speaking. After this, the lady will take you to the cave which you couldn't
enter previously. Enter the cave and make your way to the bottom. Here you will
find the legendary Pokemon that escaped previously. In order to progress in the
game, you need to defeat or capture the Pokemon. It will be at level 45, and it
will be a major boost to your team if you managed to catch it. Also, remember
to get HM 07 Waterfall from the cave.
Now heal your Pokemon, and head to the gym. You need to solve a
puzzle to get to the gym leader. In order for a ladder to appear, you need to
step one every single block of ice, and a ladder will appear. Otherwise, you'll
fall down to a place infested with junior trainers. Get your electric Pokemon
out to beat the gym as it is Water. Now you'll be able to use waterfall outside
battle.
The last route to Victory
Now get out of the city and surf eastward until you encounter a
waterfall. Now that you've earned your 8th badge you can climb the waterfall.
You'll end up in front of a cave and there are also a Pokemon center to heal
your Pokemon.
This will be the last cave before you'll reach the new Pokemon
League. The
Trainer and the wild Pokemon here will be stronger than any
Pokemon that you've fought previously. This is also a great place to train
before your final challenge. Work your way to the exit. You might need to use
Flash in order to lighten up the cave. There are loads of level 30+ and 40 +
Pokemon here. You might want to get some if you still need some Pok�mon to fill
up your team.
The League
Once you've managed to get out of the cave, you will find a huge
building. This is the Pokemon League and your final challenge. Heal your
Pokemon and stock up on healing item such as Full restore and revive. You
should be able to beat the elite four using a level 45-55 Pokemon.
Now talk to the twins and they will let you past.
Elite Four
Here, you will battle the elite four, and the champ. Each of the
elite four
will have 5 Pokemon, whereas the champ will used 6 Pokemon. Here
are my
recommended type to have:
Fire
Fighting
Electric
Ice
First: Dark
Pokemon:
Guraina lvl 46
Dautengu lvl 48
Nokunasa lvl 46
Samehadda lvl 48
Aburosu lvl 49
Use a Fighting Pokemon to finish off Guraina and Aburosu. Fire
Pokemon for
Dautengu and Nokunasa. While for Samehadda you might want to use
an electric type to beat him.
Second: Ghost
Pokemon:
Samayooru lvl 48
Jubetta lvl 49
Yamirami lvl 50
Jubetta lvl 49
Samayooru lvl 51
Ghost Pokemon could cause you some problem. Unlike in R/B/Y where
they have
poison as their second type, ground move won't work that effectively
anymore. Send your strongest Pokemon to win this battle. Otherwise use psychic
except for battle against Yamirami which is part Dark.
Third: Ice
Pokemon:
Onigoori lvl 50
Todoguraa lvl 50
Onigoori lvl 52
Todoguraa lvl 52
Todozegura lvl 53
Get those Fire and Electric Pokemon for this match. Use a Fire
Pok�mon to beat both Onigoori, as for Todoguraa and Todozegura, send an
electric Pokemon that can finish them in one hit, or else you'll be in trouble
when they attack with their ice move.
Fourth: Dragon
Pokemon:
Komoruu lvl 52
Chiritarusuu lvl 54
Furaigon lvl 53
Furaigon lvl 53
Boomanda lvl 55
If you are playing Sapphire and have captured Kyogre, this battle
should be a breeze. Use an Ice move to finish off all the Dragon and soon you'll
be on your way to fight the Champ.
Champ: Steel
Pokemon
Skarmory lvl 57
Bosugodora lvl 56
Nendoruu lvl 55
Yureidoru lvl 56
Ammaduro lvl 56
Metagurosu lvl 58
Different with other elite four trainer, the champ will use 6
Pokemon. Fire
Pokemon will steal the show once again as your opponent is steel.
A fighting Pokemon will also help.
After you successfully beat the elite four plus the champ,
Professor Odamaki and your rival will arrive (Don't worry, you do not need to
fight her/him). After some dialogue, the champ will take you into the hall of
fame where the trainer and their Pokemon will be honored. Now you can check
your Pokemon that have been included in the hall of fame by checking your
Poke-Navi.
Now, Watch the ending rolls.
The End? Not yet, there are still some things you can do within
your game.
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4. Miscellaneous
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Below is some miscellaneous info about things to do while playing
the game and after beating the game.
Back in Mishiro Town
Once you continue the game, you'll end up in your room in Mishiro
Town. Now go down the stairs. Here, you will see the fifth gym leader and your
mom talking.
The fifth gym leader will walk up to you and hand you a boat
ticket. You can use this boat ticket to go from Kaina City to Minamo City and
the reverse. You can also go to battle tower. To hop on the boat go to the pier
in the two cities mentioned.
Safari Zone
The new safari zone in Houen is located near Minamo city. Here you
can capture some Pokemon such as Rhyhorn, Girafarig. First of all, to enter
Safari zone you need to have an item that you get from a girl in Kaina City.
Once inside the safari zone, the format is the same like safari zone in R/B/Y.
You will be given 30 Safari ball, and you cannot use any Pokemon to weaken the
opposing Pokemon.
Secret Island and Monagi Town
Previously, before you beat the elite four you can go to this
town. However, you can only knows about the existence of a secret island then.
Now that you've beaten the elite four, you can go to the secret island.
Now, before you do anything else, go to Kaina city and head to the
bike shop. Talk to the man, and you will receive a fast bike.
Go back to Monagi Town, and surf eastward. Surf around there and
you'll find a patch of land with a cave. Go through the cave, and you'll end up
in another place. Walk a bit and you'll see a tower.
Secret Tower.
First Floor
This is fairly straightforward; go to the stairs.
Second Floor
You might have noticed the crack in the floor. To be able to get
past them, you need your fast bike. After you managed to get through all the
crack, head for the stairs
Third Floor
There are two stairs here beside the one that you entered from. Go
to the right stairs, as the middle stairs is blocked.
Fourth Floor
Probably the trickiest part of all. This will require you to get
through all the crack at one go. You can't stop, or else your bike will lost
its momentum. Go to the middle roughly where the area of the middle stairs in
the previous floor, and drop down.
Third Floor
Go to the stairs�
Fourth floor
Once you stepped out of the stairs, move to the left and climb the
stairs.
Fifth Floor
This is as straightforward as the first floor; just find another
stairs to go up.
Sixth Floor
Be prepared to fight another Legendary Pokemon
Rekkazu lvl 70
This Pokemon is a water/Flying legendary Pokemon. However, it has
some Dragon move as well. Also in terms of stats this Pokemon is the strongest
the game. Use an electric Pokemon to chip down his HP. and keep trying to throw
Pokeball.
The Three Reji
The Reji are the new legendary trio Pokemon in the game. To get
them, you must do certain things. First, you need to catch a Jirransu and a
Hoeruo. Now, go to Monagi Town, and surf to the west. You'll encounter water
with strong current here, make your way to the spot where you can dive. Dive
underwater and keep going till you see an inscription in Braille. Emerge back
and you'll find yourself in a cave filled with Braille�s.
Go to the middle slate of the Braille and use dig. This should
break open the stuff. Go into the next room, and put Jiiransu as your first
Pokemon, and Hoeruo as one of your party member. Press on the slate, and now
there should be an earthquake. Now leave the cave to capture the three Reji.
Now, to find Reji-Ice, go back to Milo Town, and surf to the
North. Surf around until you find a little island with a guy surrounded in
trees. Now go left and keep surfing up. You'll find yourself in a n island with
small mountain. Go in, stand in the middle of the Braille wall, and press A.
Patience is golden, so wait for a few minute and a door leading to a lvl 40
Reji-Ice will appear.
Go to the Safari zone, and go left instead of entering until you
see a stairs. Go up the stairs and continue north. As usual you'll encounter
the Braille. Go to the middle and use fly. Reji-Steel should appear now.
Go to Fuen Town. Go right, until you reach a desert where you find
the fossil. You should get into another mound and an entrance. Go to the middle
of the Braille slate. Move to the right twice, and down twice, use strength and
Reji-Rock will appear.
Latias and Latios
To capture Latias and Latios, you need some luck. If you know
about the three legendary dogs in crystal, you should know what comes ahead.
Battle with Latias and Latios are random anywhere on grassy area in Houen. It
is recommended that you carry a master ball along if you haven't used it on
Rekazzu.
Battle Tower
After you have received the boat ticket, you will be able to go to
the Battle Tower. I'm still quite not sure on how the new battle Tower works,
but it appear that you can compete in two categories, "up to level
50" and up to level 100.
Hideout
In this game, you can have your own secret hideout. To get it,
first you need to get TM 43. Next, teach it to a Pokemon and use it on a tree.
Now you can have your own secret hideout.
Hidden Machines
In total, there are 8 HM in this game. Each time you beat a gym,
you'll be able to use a HM outside a battle. There is one new HM, Dive, which
will allow you to dive underwater. Also, now Rock Smash is a HM. However, HM
06, Whirlpool is missing from the game.
Here is the list of the HM�s.
HM01 Cut - With this HM, you can cut some trees
HM02 Fly - You can fly back to all the towns you have been previously
HM03 Surf - Allow your Pokemon to surf in the water
HM04 Strength - Allow your Pokemon to move boulders
HM05 Flash - Lighten up light in dark caves
HM06 Rock Smash - Allow your Pokemon to smash rocks
HM07 Waterfall - Allow your Pokemon to climb waterfall
HM08 Dive - With this you'll be able to dive underwater